i am wiring a room in my house and am hoping to use a 400 watt wall panel convection heater. It would be a plug in 120v heater and i am wondering if controlling the outlet with a thermostat would be up to code in ontario. The outlet would be recessed behind the panel and used only for the heater with a simple on off, no variable current.

thanks in advance

 

If this heater plugs in, are you sure it doesn't have a built in thermostat?

 

There are 2 models one with and one without. Price difference is 75 and i already have some programmable thermostats i can use so was hoping to avoid the extra cost. eHeater – Energy Saving Wall Panel Heater | Econo-Heat Canada

 

I don't know about code, but if you do it right it would be safe. Just use a contactor with a 24V coil and contacts rated for the ampacity of the heater. Put it in an electrical panel.